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This year's flu season may be a bad one, some medical experts warn

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Thousands of kids could lose health insurance next month if Congress doesn't act fast

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Thousands of kids could lose health insurance next month if Congress doesn't act fast

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A Former Ambassador's English House Asks $40 Million

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The Latest: Trump's health pick says drug prices 'too high'

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A World-Class Art Collection Expands its Home

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Mars to Invest in Kind, Maker of Snack Bars

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The Times in Person: Clearing the Air on Climate Education: A Reporter Returns to the Scene of Her Story

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Rising HIV infections see Iran challenge notions about sex

Facing rising HIV infections from intercourse, Iran challenges taboos surrounding sex to teach and help its youth

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WATCH: Girl with brain cancer has a wish: Lots of books

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WATCH: Girl with brain cancer has a wish: Lots of books

A little girl from New Jersey is fighting for her life, but she has the support of strangers who are sending her love - and lots of books.

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Phys Ed: How Running May or May Not Help the Heart

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Memoirs of a Movie Man

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Australian state allows voluntary euthanasia in 2019

An Australian state parliament has legalized voluntary euthanasia 20 years after the country repealed the world's first mercy-killing law for the terminally ill

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WATCH: Marriage may reduce dementia risk, researchers say

U.K. scientists looked at data from more than 812,000 people around the world.

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WATCH: Marriage may reduce dementia risk, researchers say

U.K. scientists looked at data from more than 812,000 people around the world.

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Marriage may reduce dementia risk, researchers find

U.K. scientists looked at data from more than 812,000 people around the world.

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Marriage may reduce dementia risk, researchers find

U.K. scientists looked at data from more than 812,000 people around the world.

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Doctor accused of asking what to do next loses her license

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In Trump health secretary pick, Dems have questions but hope

President Trump's pick for health secretary is a former drug company executive who has drawn heat from Democrats over his ties to the pharmaceutical industry, but even critics see signs he could shift the health care debate away from partisan bickering

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A Ferrari Built for Nothing But Racing

It may not be street legal, but on the track this 2000 Ferrari 360 Challenge is a source of pure joy for its owner.

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UN: About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fake

The World Health Organization says that about 11 percent of medicines in developing countries are fake and likely responsible for many deaths

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A news investigation has found that more than 180 people have filed sexual misconduct complaints against Massage Envy spas, their employees and the national company

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AP Was There: Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire kills 492

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WSJ Readers React: The 2017 Thanksgiving Touch Football Gallery

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Much to Cheer About at NPR Music

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Report: Many clients claim sex abuse at Massage Envy spas

A news investigation has found that more than 180 people have filed sexual misconduct complaints against Massage Envy spas, their employees and the national company

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As Walmart Buys Online Retailers, Their Health Benefits Suffer

Employees at several e-commerce companies recently acquired by Walmart are finding that their coverage will come at a far higher price.

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Founder charged in opioid scheme can remove GPS monitoring

The founder of a pharmaceutical company charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy to bribe doctors to prescribe an opioid pain medication has won his bid to remove his electronic monitoring bracelet

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Judge: Doctor who doesn't use computer can't regain license

A New Hampshire judge has denied an 84-year-old doctor's request to regain her license to practice, which she had surrendered partly over her inability to use a computer

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Bullied kids are more likely to bring weapons to school, study says

The research was published today in the journal Pediatrics.

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Bullied kids are more likely to bring weapons to school, study says

The research was published today in the journal Pediatrics.

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WATCH: 'Motivated' podcast: Fit-friendly beauty and tech products for your workouts

Self magazine's Jessica Cruel and Amy Eisinger tell us the top beauty and tech products that can help make your workouts easier.

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WATCH: 'Motivated' podcast: Fit-friendly beauty and tech products for your workouts

Self magazine's Jessica Cruel and Amy Eisinger tell us the top beauty and tech products that can help make your workouts easier.

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How Nike Is Reinventing the Great Sneaker Scavenger Hunt

With its SNKRS app, Nike has transformed sneaker shopping into a Pokemon Go-style game--keeping footwear fanatics on their toes with hidden easter eggs and frenzied interactives.

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Mind: Therapy for Sexual Misconduct? It’s Mostly Unproven

Some celebrities have promised to enroll in treatment following accusations of sexual impropriety. But experts say there is no proven treatment.

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Gene Therapy Hits a Peculiar Roadblock: A Virus Shortage

Revolutionary new treatments depend on tailor-made viruses, but laboratories cannot make them fast enough.

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The Secret Educational Value of 'Drunk History'

Co-creator Derek Waters really does want people to learn something as they laugh at hazy stories of George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt.

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A New Approach To Fat Loss Nutrition

The easiest way to lose weight is to eat less.

The statement is so simple and common, and yet merely telling someone to not stuff their face as often is also incredibly wrong.

Sure, if you eat less you’re likely to lose some weight and it’s an important part of the process. But saying “eat less” obviously isn’t that simple, and it’s those instructions alone that do plenty of damage.

With dieting it’s more effective to win at a smaller game than to lose at a bigger game.

The reason is in the process it takes to do so. Eating less usually means changing habits, such as what you eat, when you eat, or how much you stress about each and every meal. So eating less really isn’t just eating less; it’s making more decisions that trigger a series of reactions.

It’s those reactions where fat loss usually fails. It’s the rules, poor decisions, and demonizing of certain foods that make simple concept (eat less) the reason why people generally hate diets.

Tell someone not to eat a burger, and they might believe that removing one food they love will trigger weight loss. The truth: that removal will do more harm than good, especially when you realize that burgers (or really any food) can be a part of an effective diet plan.

Instead, the most effective diet programs don’t settle for cliches (eat less, move more), or even scapegoats (gotta be the carbs, right?), instead it’s about simplifying the lifestyle factors that make it easier to understanding how fat loss works.

That’s a real ingredient that is most often overlooked, and the backbone of Fat Loss Happens on Monday, a new book by Josh Hillis. If you want to take a new and more effective approach to weight loss, here are just a few of the principles that will make the process more doable and less of a headache.

Fat Loss Nutrition: Time to Choose

On of the biggest issues with most plans is the inflexibility. Quite simply, you have too many rules that force you to take a plan that doesn’t really fit how you eat and live.

A smarter approach is to look at your day-to-day habits and the build the plan around you, since making a diet fit your life is a big part of making sure it’s successful. Let’s take on of the most common problems as an example: your most difficult meal

The Problem: Mealtimes and Obstacles

Despite the surge in snacking behavior, most people still base their days around the concept of eating three meals per day.

Let’s say Bill has a hard time figuring out how to “get time for breakfast”, which becomes problematic because he repeatedly blows his lunch because he’s starving by the time he gets there. (Sounds familiar, right?)

Or Amy might feel breakfast and lunch are easy because she has a routine, but the wheels come off the wagon at dinner.

And Suzy might have no problem with breakfast and dinner, but work meetings often run through lunch and that’s where she struggles.

All of these three clients have very different issues hitting their meal plan, and it would be silly for each of them to work on the same thing.

At the same time, they all feel like they are “failing at fat loss” and they go searching for another diet, another superfood, another magic workout. But another diet or workout isn’t going to solve the issues they have with food.

Essentially, all of their issues are strategy issues.  They need to play the game of making the “problem meal” work.

Don’t Make Lists, Simplify The Changes

The first step to making realistic change is narrowing the focus of which mealtime to fix.

The easiest approach is to start with the meal that causes the most trouble, rather than trying to solve every meal. (Hint, you should do that for yourself right now).

And then you choose – how many meals do you want to take on next week?

The mindset is simple: you want to create your own fat loss game each and every week. It’s a s simple challenge.
Which meal time do you want to go to work on?
How many meals do you want to work on?

Maybe Suzy is really confident she can follow the plan.  She chooses: “I’m going to crush five lunches next week.”

And then the process begins. Suzy would take her day planner, look at her meetings, and plan what to do — strategically — to make that happen.

Maybe on meeting days when she can’t take a lunch, she brings two snacks to eat at her desk. Or on days when her lunch just gets pushed back, she brings a substantial mid-morning snack to get her through to the late lunch.

The point is, it’s not about a new diet or workout, and it’s not a willpower thing. It’s a matter of looking ahead to see the roadblocks that always come up, and handling them ahead of time.

Maybe Bill is working on breakfast, but he absolutely can’t see any way to make breakfast work because he never has time. So instead of mastery, the focus just becomes on achieving one good breakfast for the week.

Instead of solving a massive issues that’s always been an issue, now the focus is clear: How do I eat one good breakfast? And what are the barriers?

Usually the problems become clear: no breakfast foods in the house, no time in the morning, no ability to cook.

So you try to make adjustments for the reasons you struggle with food. Instead of planning in lunches in a calendar, Bill would be making time to go to the grocery store, or setting his clock 30 minutes earlier to wake up and have time to eat. These are lifestyle adjustments that help change behavior.

For Bill, because these are big changes he’s only focusing on that one meal.  He’s putting all of his willpower and discipline and energy and planning into winning at that one meal – and he doesn’t have to worry about the rest of the week’s meals or workouts or anything else besides that one meal.

It might not seem like much, but this is where long term fat loss begins.

It’s Not About Perfect, It’s About A Change You Can Make

That’s another reason that you get to choose how big of a change you make — because you want to know you can win at it.

For the one person, changing five meals could feel totally doable, if she had a plan. For the other, changing one meal seemed really big, and would also take a plan.

Is one better than the other?  Not at all.

If they both win at the games they chose for themselves, then they’re moving forward. It doesn’t matter if you win at 1 meal next week or 5. What matters is that you choose a game that is going to forward your goals, and you win at it.

With dieting it’s more effective to win at a smaller game than to lose at a bigger game.

It’s no different than the Tipping Point theory. But the difference here is you make up the game, so it’s your job to create a world where you know you can win.

Then, after you win the game one week you can create a new game for next week. And continue on focusing on winning one game at a time.

The 4-Step Plan to Fat Loss Nutrition

If you’re just getting started or hit a roadblock, here’s a 4-step plan you can follow to help on the path to fat loss success.

1. Choose which meal you are going to work on next week — breakfast, lunch, or dinner .  (Depending on your situation, you might even get more specific — dinners out, lunch when I have to work a double, ect.)
2. Choose how many meals you are going to take on upgrading next week — One? Three? Five?  (Whatever you do, take on a number you are confident you can win.)
3. Do the planning – work backwards from the meal(s), figuring out what you need to do differently this week. Be strategic about the roadblocks that always throw you off for that meal.
4. Avoid distraction. This week, don’t stress about your workouts or the rest of the meals you eat, just nail the meal(s) you are working on this week. You can always expand or change what you are working on next week. But for this week, just focus on the one thing that you choose.

This could be a completely different way of looking at fat loss from anything you’ve seen before. It’s simple, reasonable, and doable.  Hopefully, it almost seems too simple.

If you stack up little wins every week you’re going to be shocked at the impact these “little wins” have on your leanness and scale weight over the next couple months.

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Tokyo Journal: Tokyo, Once a Cigarette Haven, Could Finally Kick Out the Smokers

A no-smoking ordinance being considered by the city raises the question of whether the famously rule-abiding Japanese would obey it.

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WATCH: Can dieting around the holidays backfire?

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Personal Health: New Recognition for Chronic Fatigue

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Philadelphia Is Feeling Good About Football, and It's Weird

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How A Wife's Question Inspired 10cc's 'I'm Not In Love'

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Why Tobacco Companies Are Paying to Tell You Smoking Kills

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New Study Reveals Dark Side of Outdoor Night Lighting

Global night light is getting bigger and brighter, blotting out the stars of the Milky Way for one-third of humankind, according to a new study of federal satellite data measuring outdoor lighting.

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Bedlam’s staging of J.M. Barrie’s work taps into the original’s ambiguous, disturbing and surreal aspects.

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Murdered Baltimore cop was to testify in police corruption case, shot with own gun

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At nude restaurant, reservations mandatory and clothing prohibited

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What's on the menu for Trump's Thanksgiving dinner

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Turkeys pardoned by Trump and Obama now birds of a feather in Virginia

Drumstick was named National Thanksgiving Turkey on Tuesday at the White House.

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'Tears were shed': Ill woman's wish to visit beach granted by Australian paramedics

The moment was captured on camera and shared on Facebook.

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ANALYSIS: Health care should be a right, but the US doesn't have a 'system'

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After the outbreak: Med schools boost Ebola-wrecked Liberia

Teams from U.S. universities and hospitals are helping to build Liberia's health care system back up following the devastation inflicted by the Ebola outbreak

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Drinking 3-4 cups of coffee a day may have health benefits: study

According to a new study, drinking coffee is associated with lower cancer rates.

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FCC stonewalling probe of 'massive' fake net neutrality comments scheme: NY AG

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Clear weather greets most of the country for Thanksgiving travel

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Doug Jones forced to defend record on crime in wake of Trump criticism

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YouTube to crack down on videos showing child endangerment

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Gabby Douglas alleges she was abused by USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar

Douglas joins teammates McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman in making allegations.

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Julia Stiles announces the birth of her 1st child

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White nationalist Spencer banned from 26 European nations

A leading figure in the U.S. white nationalist movement says he hasn't received government confirmation of his reported ban from entering more than two dozen European countries

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Gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to sex charges

Larry Nassar faces at least 25 years in prison.

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China criticizes unilateral action after N. Korea sanctions

China has criticized unilateral sanctions and "long-arm jurisdiction" by other governments after Washington penalized Chinese companies accused of trading with North Korea.

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US Navy aircraft carrying 11 passengers crashes into sea near Japan, 8 rescued

The aircraft was returning to the USS Ronald Reagan before crashing.

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O'Malley: Democratic party 'regenerating itself, almost like after a bad forest fire'

Former Pennsylvania governor Martin O’Malley heaped criticism on Obama, DNC.

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Key GOP senator backs Obamacare individual mandate repeal

Sen. Lisa Murkowski did not say if she supports the Senate GOP tax plan

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How the military handles the remains of fallen troops

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Facebook says it will let its users know if they liked Russian-linked propaganda

Facebook announces a database of Russian-linked pages and accounts for users.

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How Jacob Tremblay became Auggie in 'Wonder'

The 11-year-old star opens up about playing a boy with facial differences.

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Kathy Griffin: Trump photo put me on 'Hollywood blacklist'

Kathy Griffin says she is on a "Hollywood blacklist" after posing for a photo holding a fake severed head that resembled President Donald Trump.

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Gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to sexual assault charges

A sports doctor accused of molesting girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty today to multiple charges of sexual assault.

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Lofty Thanksgiving: Astronauts feasting on pouches of turkey

Astronauts at the International Space Station will be feasting Thursday on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey

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Texas congressman apologizes for nude online selfie

Rep. Joe Barton says he sent nude photos while pursuing relationships.

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UN court convicts Mladic of genocide over Bosnia's horrors

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Driver arrested, manhunt continues in deadly police shooting

Police say they arrested the driver of an SUV that fled a traffic stop, leaving behind a passenger who fatally shot a rookie police officer near Pittsburgh

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Family and friends remember 'Partridge Family' star David Cassidy

Cassidy starred in the 1970s sitcom "The Partridge Family."

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Black Friday guide: How to score the best deals this year

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Therapist who advised baby bottle for boy, 9, gets court win

An Oregon appeals court has ruled that a state board was wrong to permanently revoke the license of a psychologist who advised a baby bottle and "tummy time" for a troubled 9-year-old patient who later attempted suicide

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One Interior Designer's War Against Clutter

In a lakeside cabin getaway in Montana, designer Juan Montoya avoided the hodgepodge-lodge look by going easy on the rustic clichés.

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Dramatic video shows North Korean defector shot 5 times, pulled to freedom

After regaining consciousness, he said he wanted to listen to some K-pop.

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2018 Chevrolet Traverse: Is a Bigger Crossover Always Better?

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Five Gift-Worthy Design Books

Volumes with enough spine to advise your design-addicted (or -challenged) giftees this holiday.

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Parasites, infections in North Korean soldier who defected reveal country's condition

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Parasites, infections in North Korean soldier who defected reveal country's condition

The soldier defected earlier this month and was hospitalized with infections.

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3 Simple Ways to Kick Your Smartphone Addiction

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Thanks a Lot! New Reasons Not to Eat Cookie Dough

A new study confirms that uncooked flour can make people dangerously ill. Turns out E. coli bacteria can thrive in the dry, powdery host.

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A Wine Pro's Tour of Chicago, Bottle by Bottle

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Abnormal Proteins Discovered in Skin of Patients With Rare Brain Disease

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A Sun-Soaked Weekend in the French Caribbean: An Hour-By-Hour Guide

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Dog Owners Live Longer

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Matter: Young Again: How One Cell Turns Back Time

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Men More Likely Than Women to Get CPR

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Teen cancer survivor delivers art kits to young patients in the hospital

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The Elite Professionals Who Assist Wealthy Art Collectors

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5 Festively Original Holiday Getaways

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After the NFL, Greg Jennings Goes Back to the Drawing Board

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German therapist convicted of botched psychedelic experiment

A German psychotherapist has been sentenced to probation after to confessing to providing a group of alternative practitioners with psychedelic drugs as part of a seminar on expanding consciousness

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Unearthed Raymond Chandler Story Rebukes U.S. Health Care System

You won’t find Philip Marlowe in the crime novelist’s short story “It’s All Right — He’s Dead.” But it explores themes still relevant 60 years after Chandler’s death.

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A new study suggests that nearly half of the country's cancers may be preventable through decisions we make every day.

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Phys Ed: Exercise May Enhance the Effects of Brain Training

Improvements in memory were most striking among volunteers whose fitness had also improved the most, especially if they practiced brain training.

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Ohio killer who survived execution files new court appeal

A condemned killer whose poor veins led Ohio to halt his execution has appealed a judge's decision upholding the state's lethal injection system

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'Coco' Review: Delight of the Living Dead

In Pixar’s latest, a Mexican boy searches the Land of the Dead for family secrets and his musical muse.

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Step Away From Your Over-Scheduled High School Student

How to teach teenagers to juggle competing classes and extracurricular activities.

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As Malaria Resists Treatment, Experts Warn of Global Crisis

A strain of malaria resistant to two drugs, including artemisinin, which was once seen as a miracle cure, is spreading, and experts fear that it could reach Africa.

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28 More Rules of Thanksgiving Family Touch Football

A Journal tradition is back. Jason Gay offers a new round of Thanksgiving Family Touch Football rules.

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Nearly half of all cancer deaths linked to preventable risk factors: study

Almost half of all cancer deaths are linked to preventable risk factors.

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Dallas Finds the Perfect Gift for Conspiracy Buffs: A Conspiracy!

There’s an X on the pavement at the spot where JFK is thought to have been fatally shot, but no one knows who maintains it. Did they act alone? Was the government involved?

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'Savage Kingdom: Uprising' Review: The King of the Jungle's Human Side

Projecting people-style emotions onto big cats makes for wild drama in this Nat Geo Wild series.

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Princess Kate dazzles in Queen Elizabeth's necklace, also worn by Princess Diana

Princess Kate was joined at the party by Prince William and Prince Harry.

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ANALYSIS: Healthcare spending reforms are critical to change the system

The U.S. spends almost twice as much per person as other countries, reports say.

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VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing vets

A half century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet _ test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia

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Sugar Industry Long Downplayed Potential Harms

The sugar industry funded animal research in the 1960s on sugar’s effects on heart health, then buried data suggesting sugar could be harmful.

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Charlie Rose fired from CBS amid sexual misconduct allegations

In a statement, CBS said Rose was terminated "effective immediately."

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Nearly half of US cancer deaths blamed on unhealthy behavior

Cigarette smoking, over-eating and other unhealthy behaviors can be blamed for nearly half of U.S. cancer deaths each year, according to a new study.

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Director Luca Guadagnino on 'Call Me by Your Name,' His Most Heartfelt Film Yet

Over the course of his career, the Italian auteur has proven himself a master of desire and elegance. With his latest film, he reaches for utopia.

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The Fanny Pack Has Returned. Now Cheer. Or Cringe.

The most polarizing bag in history is earning some serious style cred. Just be careful what you call it.

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Self-harm, suicide attempts climb among US girls, study says

Attempted suicides, drug overdoses, cutting and other types of self-injury have increased substantially in U.S. girls

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Tory Burch's Dream Christmas Is...Surprising

The designer, who’d rather listen to ’90s rap than Christmas carols, shares the holiday gifts she most likes to give and to receive—and the horrible name she originally gave her company.

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Why Jack Johnson Doesn't Record with 'Fancy Equipment'

The beachy singer/songwriter still uses his first guitar and other battered and compromised gear on his new album, ’All the Light Above It Too.’

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Found: A Cropped Sweater To Keep You Stylishly Warm

A truncated top seems a curious choice in the winter, but the season’s high-waist trousers call for them. This well-detailed sweater fits the bill.

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Singer Rose Marie Had an Early Following in Al Capone

The ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ actress began her career at 4; today, she lives in the house she bought in 1950

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Good Protein Bars, Decoded: 5 Signs a Bar is Worth Eating

Here’s the first thing you need to know when you go browsing the health bar aisle looking for options that are actually good for you:

Not all protein bars are created equal.

And — if we’re being blunt — most bars that are labeled as being “healthy” have more in common with a candy bar than a handful of kale or a protein shake.

This is the health industry, where it’s much easier to slap buzzwords on a label than, you know, actually provide you with what you need.

But rather than let you be frustrated by marketing tactics (they exist in every business and with every product), we want to make your life easier. Because there are many good protein bars on the market.

We’re here to make it easy for you to identify the real deal from the real duds.
That doesn’t mean you have to earn a Ph.D. in nutrition. Just follow these five rules and no matter what bar you select, you can feel good that you aren’t wasting your time (and calories) on a crappy candy bar.

5 Rules for Identifying Good Protein Bars

Rule #1: Sugar is NOT the first ingredient of a good protein bar

This rules seems obvious, but here’s why it’s so important:

1. Most people don’t look at the actual ingredients. They just scan things like “calories” or “protein.”

2. Most people don’t know the order of ingredients reflects the quantity in a product. If sugar is first, that means there’s more sugar than any other ingredient.

3. Sugar has lots of different names so it’s easily to be fooled. So if the first ingredient is dextrose, high fructose corn syrup, maple syrup, honey, agave nectar, or turbinado, well, that means “sugar.”

And don’t think that just because a bar looks like it’s made up of whole foods that it’s lighter on the sweet stuff.

“Even if you see these nuts and raisins through the label, the bar [can have] a sugar coating,” says Valerie Goldstein, a registered dietitian and owner of Eating to Fuel Health. “It just looks like a glob of nuts, so it looks very innocent. But even these ‘whole food’-looking bars have to be held together by something. Usually that’s sugar syrup.”

If you want to make sure the bar really is healthy, the bar’s primary ingredients should be a protein source, a fruit or vegetable, or healthy fat source like nuts.

Protein, fat, and carbs consumed with fiber (which you’ll get from fruits or grains) all take longer to digest than simple sugars, so they’ll keep you feeling fuller, longer. That means you don’t need sugar to be energized; you just need a good source of fuel.

The benefits of having good “primary” ingredients (the proteins, fruit/vegetable, or healthy fat source) are part of what distinguishes a good protein bar from a snack bar. Those nutrients have been shown to have a beneficial effect on your weight and waist line too.

For every 10 grams of fiber you eat, you’ll have as much as 4 percent less fat around your belly. Monounsaturated fats, like those found in nuts, seeds, olive oil, and fatty fish, have been shown to help people lose belly fat, according to a 2013 study. And a research review published in Nutrition in 2015 found that Americans who eat a high-protein diet have lower BMI and waist circumferences.

Rule #2: Good protein bars have 10 grams of protein — or more.

This rule comes with what should be an obvious “if.”

If you’re using the bar as a protein supplement or meal replacement, you want at least 10 grams—or, ideally, even more,

“The biggest thing I tell people is, ‘Know how you plan to use the bar,'” says Anthony D’Orazio, director of nutrition and physique at Complete Human Performance, LLC. “If I’m looking to replace protein specifically, I’m looking for around 20 grams of protein,”

That means the bar’s first ingredient will likely be a protein source. Whey isolate, casein, pea, or egg protein are all high-quality choices.

Soy crisps will appear on a lot of protein labels and “count” as protein, but they aren’t the highest quality source. So if “soy crisp” is the first ingredient, even though a bar might have a high amount of protein, it’s probably not the best choice.

If you’re not using the bar as a protein supplement, you can get away with having the lower protein total. In fact, D’Orazio sometimes supplements his breakfast with a lower-protein bar that’s higher in fat and carbs. Why?

“I’m using it as a quick source of healthy fat,” D’Orazio says. “The main ingredients are peanut butter, rolled oats—ingredients people would recognize.”

Rule #3: Aim for less than 15 grams of sugar

Remember how we said many protein bars are really just candy bars disguised as something good for you?

Well, here’s the proof.

Did you know that Gatorade’s Whey Protein Bar has 29 grams of sugar? And CLIF Builder Bars have 1 more gram of sugar 21g) than they do protein (20g)? Compare that to the Met-RX Big 100 Colossal bar. Lots of protein (30g). But loads of calories overall (400), and 32g of sugar.

What in the what?

Before you freak out about sugar, know that it’s not the terrible villain it’s made to be. And there are many great bars out there (RX Bar comes to mind) with more than 10 grams. The catch? If the bar contains more than 10 grams of sugar, most of that should come from fruit or other natural sugar sources like lactose.

Why are natural sugars better?

Lactose from milk products and fructose from fruits, like all sugars, contain 4 calories per gram. But unlike refined sugars, these natural sugars come paired with the other nutrients you get from fruit or dairy—things like Vitamin C, potassium, calcium, Vitamin D, and other things that help your body function.

Good protein bars are oftentimes defined by their nutrients. It’s what helps separate a healthy bar from a candy bar. And refined, added sugars don’t deliver the added nutrients.

Added sugars also can hurt you in the long run. People who consume more than 21 percent of their daily calories from added sugars have double the risk of death from heart disease compared to people who consume just 10 percent of their calories from added sugars, according to a 2014 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine. 

Rule #4: Watch out for sugar alcohols

Sugar what?

No, the bars don’t have booze in them. Sugar alcohols are a category of artificial sweeteners.

They have names like xylitol, sorbitol, isomalt, and glycerol. You’ll find them in all kinds of things labeled “sugar-free.” And for some people, they can lead to a pretty unhappy stomach, depending on how you react to them.

“That’s real person-specific. I personally don’t have an issue with them, but they can give other people digestive issues,” D’Orazio says.

Just as with the whey concentrate, he says, you have to pay attention to how the ingredient affects you. If the bar produces something less like a feeling of fullness and more like a feeling like you have to run to the bathroom, then you’re going to want to steer clear of it.

Rule #5: Look for protein bars with fewer than 400 calories.

Good protein bars are supposed to be supplements—something you use to shore up a weak spot in your diet, just like protein powder or a multivitamin. They’re meant to supply nutrients, protein, or calories you might not otherwise get from your diet, or if you find yourself busy and missing meals.

When a bar weighs in at 400 calories or more, that’s more calories than you’d get from eating a Whopper, Jr. or half of a Chipotle bowl. And a bar isn’t necessarily “healthier” than those options.

For example, some popular bars have 200 calories only deliver 6 grams of protein, but a hard-boiled egg will give you 7 grams! And it’s less than 80 calories. So if you can eat whole food, eat whole food. But of course that might not always be possible.

“Maybe it’s difficult to pack a meal because you’re on a job site and don’t have access to a refrigerator,” D’Orazio says. In those cases, bars do offer you some advantages. “They’re portion-controlled and pre-measured. They supply the sort of nutrition you might not get at a drive-thru window.” (But even then, the 400-calorie “rule” is still a good guideline to follow.)

“It’s hard to overeat if you only bring what’s necessary. If you plan to eat two bars—and you bring two bars—you can use them as a tool to help control yourself. You control your intake with a mobile package of food.”

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Ties: At Last, Connected by Blood

My stepfather was determined to make up for our lack of shared DNA and disprove the saying that blood is thicker than water.

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Ask Well: What Is Parkinsonism?

The stiffness, slowness and shuffling of the feet that are classic features of Parkinson’s disease can also be caused by other disorders.

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VA's quiet plan to widen private care with TRICARE stirs ire

As part of its effort to expand private health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been developing plans to merge its health system with the Pentagon's

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Nevada seeks to use untried execution drugs including opioid

Nevada seeks to use untried drugs in next execution, including fentanyl

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'Love, Lies & Records' Review: The View From the Register Office

Births and deaths, marriages and trysts all play out in an English workplace.

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'War of the Worlds' Review: The Invasion Takes L.A.

The panic-inducing radio play gets an overhaul in a production helmed by composer Annie Gosfield and theatrical provocateur Yuval Sharon in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

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Australian state parliament ends marathon euthanasia debate

An Australian state parliament's marathon debate on allowing voluntary euthanasia ended unresolved after a lawmaker collapsed in his office

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The Latest: Escaped patient says he needed to prove himself

A man who escaped from a Hawaii psychiatric hospital nearly four decades after he told police he shot and stabbed a woman in a shopping mall parking lot says he left the hospital to prove he could act responsibly on his own

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Middle-Class Families Confront Soaring Health Insurance Costs

In Virginia, premiums on policies sold under the Affordable Care Act are pushing health coverage out of reach, and customers see political forces at work.

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F.D.A. Speeds Review of Gene Therapies, Vowing to Target Rogue Clinics

The agency plans to speed approval of treatments to get them to the market faster, signaling the quickened pace of advancements in this field.

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Treacher Collins syndrome: What you need to know

Answers to some of the more common questions about the disorder.

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Family's hardships, triumphs with son who has rare craniofacial disorder

Nathaniel Newman, who has Treacher Collins, has undergone nearly 60 surgeries.

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An Obsessive, Comprehensive Guide to the Tuxedo Jacket: Every Woman's Holiday Standby

An obsessive look at the iconic satin-lapeled tux jacket, in time for holiday-dressing season.

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'Justice League' Review: Crowd Displeaser

The latest from the DC Cinematic Universe trafficks in convincing depression and ersatz elation.

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'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' Review: Soul Practitioner

Denzel Washington stars as a lawyer from another era in Dan Gilroy’s florid crime drama.

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What to Give: Books on Sports

Tom Perrotta recommends the best books to give to the sports lover in your life.

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Battle of Decorating Styles: Art Deco vs. 1970s

The conflict: One roommate owns a bold, blocky seat, the other a delicate Art Deco floor lamp. Three designers offer handsome décor resolutions

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A Short but Tasty History of Pumpkin Pie

A plant family’s 60-million-year odyssey from Asia ended with the creation of a Thanksgiving staple, Amanda Foreman reports.

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A Wine Connoisseur Heads Home to Fly-Over Country

In the first of a three-part series on wine culture in the Midwest, wine columnist Lettie Teague returns to her native Indiana to see what wines her fellow Hoosiers are drinking—and making—today.

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30-Minute Recipe: Sweet Potato Toast With Labneh, Dill and Spices

Forget avocado toast. The second Slow Food Fast recipe from chefs Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer of Kismet in L.A., this simple, luscious sweet potato toast has a layer of creamy labneh and a crunchy topping of smashed spices.

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How Patagonia Slimmed the Puffer Coat Way Down

When developing this insulated jacket—its lightest ever—the outdoor brand swapped goose feathers for ground-breaking synthetics, among other tricks.

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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS: The Fastest Street-Car Ever?

This street-legal monster does 0-60 in 2.7 seconds and broke the track record at Germany’s famous Nurburgring. Dan Neil takes it for a dizzying spin.

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Jury again says it's deadlocked at Menendez's bribery trial

The federal bribery trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has ended in a mistrial, with the jury hopelessly deadlocked on all charges against the New Jersey politician and a wealthy donor

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Republicans set for vote on long-awaited tax bill

The bill is expected to pass despite opposition from about a dozen Republicans.

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US health agency to crack down on risky stem cell offerings

U.S. health authorities say they will crack down on doctors pushing stem cell therapies that pose the gravest risks to patients

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FDA OKs new therapy for some hemophilia patients

U.S. regulators have approved the first new treatment in nearly two decades to prevent internal bleeding in certain patients with hemophilia, an inherited blood-clotting disorder.

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